diff --git a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/lua/MethodResult.java b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/lua/MethodResult.java
index 7d15d60b7..88342fe85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/lua/MethodResult.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dan200/computercraft/api/lua/MethodResult.java
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ public static MethodResult pullEvent( @Nullable String filter, @Nonnull ILuaCall
     {
         Objects.requireNonNull( callback, "callback cannot be null" );
         return new MethodResult( new Object[] { filter }, results -> {
-            if( results.length >= 1 && results[0].equals( "terminate" ) ) throw new LuaException( "Terminated", 0 );
+            if( results.length >= 1 && Objects.equals( results[0], "terminate" ) )
+            {
+                throw new LuaException( "Terminated", 0 );
+            }
             return callback.resume( results );
         } );
     }